Apple may tap Intel's 18AP tech for cheap silicon
Published in Gaming


Job’s Mob looks at Chipzilla’s fabs for low-end Macs and iPads

The dark satanic rumour mill has manufactured a hell on earth yarn claiming that the Fruity Cargo Cult Apple might let Troubled Chipzilla cook up some of its future M-series chips, which would be a curious twist in their long and occasionally frosty relationship.

DRAM prices spark family bust-up inside Samsung
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Memory bosses squeeze Mobile Experience as Galaxy S26 costs loom

Samsung’s booming DRAM prices have sparked a row within its own divisions, as the semiconductor arm decides it prefers cash to family loyalty.

Intel's Wildcat Lake refresh leaks point to a modest core bump
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Entry-level chiplet parts try to look exciting for 2027

Troubled Chipzilla’s bargain bin Wildcat Lake chips have not even landed yet, and already the usual leakers say a refresh is brewing.

What if we had a year of Linux on the desktop and no one realised?
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Fanboys insist we are getting the numbers wrong 

For years, Linux fanboys have been insisting that this year will be the time of Linux on the desktop. Now, ZDnet's Steven Vaughan-Nichols thinks the take-up of Linux is much higher than numbers suggest.

OpenAI plans to enshitify ChatGPT with adverts
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Ads creep into the bot that was meant to stay clean

OpenAI looks poised to repeat the same clangers that turned Amazon and YouTube into rolling billboards by shoving ads into ChatGPT.